Activity Overview

The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center is a public botanical garden located in Austin, Texas. This University of Texas at Austin research institution studies over 700 species native to central Texas and provides the public with a place to enjoy beautiful natural landscapes. Its features include numerous gardens and trails, an arboretum, ponds, an observation tower, and public art exhibitions. It is a great attraction for families wanting to get outside and explore Texas' natural beauty.

Things to Do

Visit the Family Garden, which allows children to learn about and interact with nature while exploring a shrub maze, viewing bird nests, climbing on tree stumps, and playing in the water.

Check out the Butterfly Garden, a special outdoor habitat which features numerous plant species that attract butterflies.

Explore the meadows in the springtime when they fill with hundreds of beautiful wildflowers.